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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear & jealousy.
Sharon Salzberg
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Sharon Salzberg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 5
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To remember non-attachment is to remember what freedom is all about. If we get attached, even to a beautiful state of being, we are caught, and ultimately we will suffer. We work to observe anything that comes our way, experience it while it is here, and be able to let go of it.
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Because the development of inner calm and energy happens completely within and isn't dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful - and a huge relief.
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